《走遍美国》英语口语学习笔记.doc

Family album U.S.AEPISODE 1 46 Linden StreetAct1. Richard： Excuse me. My name is Richard Stewart. Im a photographer. May take a picture and your little boy? Mrs.Vann： Whats it for? Richard： Its for a book. Mrs.Vann： Youre writing a book? Richard： Its a book of pictures. I call it Family Album, U.S.A. Mrs.Vann： Oh, thats a nice idea. Well, its fine if you take our picture. Im Martha Vann. Richard： Thank you. I appreciate your help. Im Richard. Whats your name? Gerald： Gerald. Richard： How old are you, Gerald? Gerald： Five. Richard： And where do you live? Mrs.Vann： We live in California. Richard： Well, welcome to New York. OK, just a second. Im almost ready here. Alexadra： Can I help you? Richard： Oh, please. Hold Geralds hand, please. Great! Now point to the buildings. Terrific! Give Mommy a kiss, Gerald. Nice! Thank you, Gerald. And thank you, Mrs Vann. Mrs.Vann： Oh, my pleasure. Well be looking for your book. Richard： Thank you. Good-bye. Bye, Gerald. Thanks again. Alexandra： Oh, youre welcome. Richard： Hey, let me take your picture! Alexandra： Wonderful. Please. Richard： Are you from New York? Alexandra： No, Im from Greece. Im an exchange student. Richard： When did you come here? Alexandra： Three months ago. Richard： Your English is very good. Alexandra： Thanks. I studied English in school. Richard： Would you like some coffee? Alexandra： No, thank you. Tell me about your book. Richard： Oh, its not finished yet, but I have some of the pictures. Would you like to see them? Alexandra： Yes, Id like that. Richard： Here they are. Family Album, U.S.A. Its an album of pictures of the United States：the cities, the special places, and the people. And these are pictures of people working：steelworkers, bankers, police, street vendors, ambulance drivers, doctors.Oh, this is my father. Hes a doctor. This is my mother. Alexandra： Whats her name? Richard： Ellen. My younger brother, Robbie. He goes to high school. This is my sister Susan. She works for a toy company. Heres my grandfather. He lives in Florida. And this is my wife Marilyn. Alexandra： Oh, shes very pretty.Richard： Thanks. And what about your family? Alexandra： Theyre in Thessaloniki. Thats a large city in northem Greece. But now Im living in the Bronx. Richard： With a Greek-American family? Alexandra： No. Hispanic. Richard： Oh no! Its thirty. Will you excuse me? I have to meet my wife. Alexandra： It was nice meeting you. Richard： It was a pleasure meeting you, too. Thanks for your help. And good luck! Ive got to go. By the way. Im Richard. Whats your name? Alexandra： Alexandra. Richard： Bye-bye, Alexandra. Thanks. Alexandra： Bye-bye. Richard! Richard! You left your bag. Act2. Alexandra： Excuse me, officer. Can you help me? Policeman： Sure. Alexandra： Can you tell me how to get to Linden Street, in Riverdale? Policeman： Richard Stewart, 46 Linden Street, Riverdale, New York. You should take the number 1 subway. Alexandra： Is there a station near here? Policeman： Yes. The stations that way. You should take the number 1 train to Van Cortlandt Park. Alexandra： Number 1 train to Van Cortlandt park. Thank you. Policeman： Anytime. Good luck. Remember, the number 1 train. The uptown platform. Alexandra： Thank you. Policeman： Youre welcome. Customer： Is this pink too bright for me? Marilyn： Mmm-hmm. It is a very bright pink. Try this. Its size eight. Customer： But I wear size ten. Marilyn： How about green? Its size ten. Customer： Let me try it on. Customer： Im taking too much of your time. Marilyn： Its six 0clock. Wheres my husband? I was expecting him here at five forty-five. Customer：Dont worry. The traffic is very heavy at this hour.Marilyn： I know. But were going to be late for dinner. Customer： Ill take this green sweater. I like the color on me, dont you? Marilyn： I think it looks terrific on you. Richard： Im sorry Im so late. I had a really bad day. Marilyn： Its ten after six. Were late. Robbies cooking tonight, and dinners at six thirty. Richard： I know. I know. Im really sorry. I left my bag of film on the ferry. I went back for it , but the ferry was gone. I lost a whole days work. Marilyn： Ill call the Staten Island Ferry lost-and-found office. Richard： I didnt think of that. Thanks. Marilyn： Hello, Yes. The number, please, of the Staten Island Ferry lost-and-found office. Five five five.zero eight zero eight. Thank you. Richard： I really appreciate it, Marilyn. Marilyn： Hello. Did anyone find a camera bag this afternoon, a small canvas bag, on the J. F. Kennedy Ferry? .No? Maybe someone will find it. The name is Stewart, Richard Stewart. And the telephone number is five five five.three oh nine oh. Thank you.Sorry, Richard. They dont have it. Richard： Thanks, anyway. There was a girl on the ferry. Now maybe. Marilyn： Tell me about it on the way home. Act3. Philip： And give her a teaspoon of the medicine after every meal. Dont worry. Shell be fine. Youre welcome. Good-bye. Ellen： How are you? Philip： Im tired and hungry. Ellen： Well, Marilyn and Richard called. Theyll be here soon, and then well eat. Philip： All right. Is.is Susan coming? Ellen： Well, shell be here later. She has to work late tonight. Philip： And whats Robbie cooking for dinner? Ellen： Its a surprise. Philip： I hope its pasta. Philip： Robbie, the dinner was terrific. Susan： Yes, it was delicious. Marilyn： Whats for dessert? Robbie： Oh, I forgot dessert. Philip： Robbie! Ellen： Dont worry. Weve got lots of ice cream. Richard： Oh, Id love some ice cream. Ellen： Well, theres chocolate and coffee and a little vanilla. Robbie： Ill have vanilla. Is that all right with everyone? Philip： Ill have chocolate. Marllyn： Me, too. Richard： Uh, one scoop of coffee and one scoop of chocolate for me. Ellen： Robbie, will you help me serve?Richard： I keep thinking about that bag of film. Eight rolls. a whole days work. And good stuff,too. Ellen： Ill get it. Hello. Alexandra： Hello. Does Richard Stewart live here? Robbie： Yes, hes my brother. Im Robbie.Robbie Stewart. Alexandra： Im Alexandra Pappas. How do you do? Your brother left his bag of film on the ferryboat. I found it. Robbie： Im really glad to see you. I mean.my brotherll be really glad to see you! Ellen： Robbie! Who is it? Robbie： Its Richards film! I mean, Alexandra Pappas. Come in, please. Richard： Alexandra! Alexandra： Hello, Richard. I found your bag! Richard： Oh, thank you! Thank you! Um.Alexandra, let me introduce you. This is my wife Marilyn. Alexandra： Richard showed me your photo. How do you do ? Marilyn： Oh yes. Richard told us all about you. Its nice to meet you. Richard： And this is my mother, Ellen Stewart. Alexandra： How do you do? Richard： And my father, Dr.Philip Stewart. Philip： Nice to meet you, Alexandra. Richard： Andahyou met Robbie Alexanra： Yes. And you must be Susan. Hi. Susan： Hi. Welcome. Richard： Im so glad you found the bag and took the time and trouble to return it. Alexandra： Oh, it was no trouble. I just took the wrong train. Ellen： Would you like something to eat? Alexandra： Thank you, no. Im late for dinner at my house. I really have to go. Richard： Would you like to call home? Alexandra： Id appreciate that. Ellen： Please, use the phone. Alexandra： Thanks. Excuse me. Richard： Alexandras a high-school exchange student from Greece. Robbie： Where does she live? Richard： With a family in the Bronx. Robbie： Oh, thats not too far from here! Richard： Take it easy, Robbie. Alexandra： Thank you. I can only stay a few minutes. Ellen： Have some iced tea. Alexandra： Thanks, Mrs. Stewart. Robbie： Please sit down, Alexandra. Philip： So, youre an exchange student. Where do you go to school? Alexandra： At the Bronx High School of Science. Philip： Oh, thats a very good school. What are your favorite subjects? Alexandra： Biology and mathematics. Richard tells me youre a doctor. Philip： Yes, a pediatrician. And what does your father do? Alexandra： Hes a lawyer, in Thessaloniki. Robbie： Would you like some pasta? I made it myself. It might be a little cold. Alexandra： Thanks, no. I do have to go. It was nice meeting you all. Marilyn： Well, maybe youll come for lunch some Sunday, so we can really thank you for bringing Richards bag back. Alexandra： Maybe. Ellen： Youre welcome anytime. Philip： Good-bye. Richard： Can I drive you home? Alexandra： No, thanks. The train is just up the street. It wont take me long at all. Richard： Well, you really saved the day for me, Alexandra. Alexandra： Bye. Richard： Bye-bye. Ellen： Good night. Philip： Shes a smart young lady, and very nice. Robbie： Very! Hey, she forgot her bag! Ellen： I guess well be seeing Alexandra again, Right, Robbie? EPISODE 2 The Blind Date Act 1. Harry： Excue me. Can you help me? Vendor： Sure, what do you want? Harry： Where is 83 Wooster Street? Vendor： Thats easy. Walk to the comer. Then make a left turn. Then walk two blocks to the traffic light.Make another left to Wooster. Harry： Thank you. To the comer and then a left?Vendor： Yeah. A left. Hot dog? Only seventy-five cents. Harry： No. Thank you. I have a dinner date. Harry： 555-9470.and its busy.Try again. 555-9470.and its still busy. Excuse me ,maam.Im looking for 83 Wooster Street. Woman： Yes. Wooster Street is two blocks, and 83 is to the right about two houses. Harry： Thank you, thank you! Woman： Youre welcome. Susan： Who is it? Harry： Harry Bennett. Is this Susan? Susan： Yes, it is. Come up. Im on the top floor. Harry： Nice to meet you, Susan. Sorry Im late. The traffic. The parking. I was lost. Susan： What pretty flowers! Thank you. Oh, please come in. Dont worry about being late. Its fine. Excuse the mess. I just moved here. Oh, Id like you to meet my sister-in- law Marilyn. Marilyn Stewart, this is Harry Bennett. Harry： Pleased to meet you. Marilyn： Nice to meet you, Harry. Harry： Are we too late for our dinner reservation? Susan： No,the restaurant will hold our table. I know the owner very well. I eat there a lot. Harry： Do you know the phone number of the restaurant? Id like to call home and leave the number with the baby-sitter. Susan： Sure. The number is. five five five. seventeen twenty. Harry： May I use the Phone? Five five five.one seven two oh, Hello? Hi, Michelle. Its Daddy. Can I speak to Betty? I want to leave the phone number of the restaurant. Hi, Betty. Ill be at five five five.seventeen twenty. OK. Thanks. See you later. Well, thats done. Shall we go ? Susan： Im ready. See you later, Marilyn. Marilyn： Have a nice evening. Harry： Bye, Marilyn. Hope to see you again. Marilyn： Me, too. Have fun! Susan： Thanks. Harry： After you. Act 2. Somsak： Ah! Miss Stewart! Welcome! How are you? Susan： Five, Somsak.And you? Somsak： Fine, thank you. Sumsak： This is my friend Harry Bennett. Harry： Pleased to meet you. Somsak： Very nice to meet you. Any friend of Miss Stewarts is welcome at Somsaks. Follow me, please. Harry： I like it here. Susan： I do, too. I come here often. Somsak： A special place for special people. Susan： Thank you, Somsak. Harry： Well! Nice restaurant. Somsak： Would you like something to drink? Susan： Yes, Id like a glass of ginger ale with ice. Harry, what would you like? Harry： Do you have a dry white wine? Somsak： How about a Califomia chabis? Harry： Chablis is fine. Somsak： What would you like to eat? Susan： Id like the mee krob. Harry, would you like to see a menu? Harry： No, its OK. Ill have the mee krob also. What is it? Susan： Crispy fried noodles. I love them. Somsak： May I bring you a salad? Susan： Oh yes. What do you recommend today? Somsak： I recommend rose-petal salad. Special for new friends. Susan： Rose-petal salad? Harry： Why not? Somsak： Ill take care of everything. Susan： I hope youre hungry. Harry： What? Oh, yes. Starving.Well, I. Susan： Well, I. Harry： What do you do at Universe Toy Company? Susan： Im the vice-president of new toy development. Harry： Terrific! Susan： I know youre a CPA. Harry： Thats true. Harry Bennett, Certfied public accountant. I love numbers. I do some work for Smith and Dale, your companys accounting firm. Susan： And so. Harry： Here we are. Susan： Yes. Harry： I have a daughter. Susan： I know. How old is she? Harry： Shes nine years old. Susan： Thats a nice age. Whats her name?Harry： Michelle. Susan： Do you have a picture of her? Susan： Shes very pretty. Harry： Thank you. Somsak： Rose-petal salad. And theres a phone call for you, Mr.Bennett. Harry： Ill get the rest of the dinner. Excuse me. Harry： Please forgive me ,Susan, but.I have to leave. I feel terrible, but. Susan： Whats the matter? Harry： My daughter isnt feeling well. Susan： Oh no! Is it serious? Harry： I dont know.The baby-sitter says she has a stomachache, and shes crying. Ill have to go home. Will you forgive me? Susan： Of course. Im so sorry for Michelle. And you didnt have a chance to eat. Harry： Oh, its OK. Let me take you home first. Susan： No,no. Please, go ahead. Harry： Its our first date. Susan： Well make another. Please dont worry. Harry： Ill phone you. Susan： I hope your daughter is all right. Good-bye. Harry： Good-bye. Act 3. Marilyn： What happened? Susan： The baby-sitter called. His daughter is sick. Marilyn： Whats wrong? Susan： I think she has a stomachache. Hes a good father. Marilyn： So.what do you think of him? Susan： Hes very nice. But I think he was nervous tonight. It was his first date in two years. Marilyn： Will you see him again? Susan： I hope so. Marilyn： This food is delicious. Susan： He didnt get a thing to eat. Marilyn： You ordered enough for three or four people, but Im not complaining. The food delicious. Susan： Who is that? Marilyn： Do you think its. Susan： No. You wont believe it, Marilyn! Marilyn： I believe it. Even without looking. Harry： Hi! Susan： How.? Harry： Your downstairs neighbor let me in. Susan： Did you go home? Harry： I did, but everything is OK, so I decided to come back. To apologize for leaving so early, I brought you a little gift. Its a bonsai tree for your new apartment. Hi, Marilyn. I hope its not too late. Marilyn： Oh, not at all. Were still eating. Susan： Please, come in. Join us. Its our meal form the restaurant.And how is your daughter? Harry： Oh, shes fine. It was only a tummy ache. Susan： Its good that you went back. Harry： Yes, I think its important for me to be there since her mother died. Susan： I agree. Arent you hungry? Harry： As a matter of fact.I am hungry. Marilyn： Theres lots of food left. Harry： Mmm,this is delicious! Susan： Enjoy! Marilyn： Im going to excuse myself. I have a lot of work to do to get ready for tomorrow. Good night, Harry. It was nice meeting you. Harry： Bye, Marilyn. Marilyn： Good night, Susan. Susan： Good night, Marilyn. Susan： Shes going to a fashion show here in the city tomorrow.She is sleeping here so she wont have to travel from Riverdale in the morning. Harry： You two must be close. Susan： We are. The whole Stewart family is close. Harry： I like that. Harry： And then, tww years ago, my wife died. Susan： You miss her. Harry： I do.yes, but I have Michelle.and with time. Susan： Is there anyone else in your life? Harry： No, not yet. What about you? Susan： Oh, I date occasionally, but my work keeps me busy. Harry： Ooh, speaking of keeping busy-I have an early start tomorrow, and the baby-sitter has to get home. Where did the time go? Its midnight. Thank you, Susan.I had a nice evening. Susan： Me, too, Harry. Harry? Harry： Yes? Susan： Id like to meet your daughter someday.Harry： Does that mean that I can see you again? Susan： Of course. Harry： Wonderful. Ill call you, and well go out to dinner. Susan： Please do. Harry： I promise I wont leave early. Susan： It was for a good reason. Harry： You know something? Susan： What? Harry： I think were going to be good friends. Good night, Susan. Susan： Good night, Harry. Have a safe trip home. Are you all right? Harry： Sorry. Susan： I never liked that umbrella stand. Good night, Harry. EPISODE 3 Grandpas Trunk Act 1. Ellen： Marilyn, you want coffee or tea? Marilyn： Coffee, please. Ellen： I am so excited! At this time tomorrow morning, Grandpa will be sitting in the kitchen with us. Marilyn： When does he arrive? Ellen： At six 0clock this evening. Marilyn： By plane? Ellen： No, by train. Marilyn： Are we picking him up at the station? Ellen： Not Grandpa. He doesnt want anybody picking him up. He likes to be independent. Marilyn： Huh. Ellen： Oh, lets go upstairs and prepare Grandpas room. Marilyn： Great! Lets do it! Richard： Good morning, Mom. Robbie： Morning. Ellen： Well, hi,fellas. Richard： Hello. Marilyn： Hi,honey. Richard： Hi, honey. Robbie： Morning, Marilyn. Marilyn： Were going upstairs to set up Grandpas room. Theres coffee ready. Robbie： Im really excited about seeing Granpa. Richard： Me, too. Milk, please. Robbie： Hes so funny. He always makes me laugh. I hope Grandpas going to like living with us. Richard： I think he will. It just takes time to fell comfortable in a new place. Robbie： Wont he miss being in Florida? Richard： Will, he will. But I think hell like being here with the family. Robbie： Are you sure about that? Its crazy here most of the time. Richard： But its fun